Comparative Analyses of the Three-dimensional Structures and Enzymatic Properties of α, β, γ, and δ Isoforms of Ca2+-Calmodulin-dependent Protein Kinase II*

By T. Gaertner, S. Kolodziej, Dan Wang, R. Kobayashi, J. Koomen, J. K. Stoops, M. Waxham. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2004

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Ca2+-calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II (CaM-kinase II) is a ubiquitous Ser/Thr-directed protein kinase that is expressed from a family of four genes (α, β, γ, and δ) in mammalian cells. We have documented the three-dimensional structures and the biophysical and enzymatic properties of the four gene products. Biophysical analyses showed that each isoform assembles into oligomeric forms and their three-dimensional structures at 21–25 Å revealed that all four isoforms were dodecamers with similar but highly unusual architecture. A gear-shaped core comprising the association domain has the catalytic domains tethered on appendages, six of which extend from both ends of the core. At this level of resolution, we can discern no isoform-dependent differences in ultrastructure of the holoenzymes. Enzymatic analyses showed that the isoforms were similar in their Km for ATP and the peptide substrate syntide, but showed significant differences in their interactions with Ca2+-calmodulin as assessed by binding, substrate phosphorylation, and autophosphorylation. Interestingly, the rank order of CaM binding affinity (γ > β > δ > α) does not directly correlate with the rank order of their CaM dependence for autophosphorylation (β > γ > δ > α). Simulations utilizing this data revealed that the measured differences in CaM binding affinities play a minor role in the autophosphorylation of the enzyme, which is largely dictated by the rate of autophosphorylation for each isoform.

Subfields: Computational Theory and Mathematics, Molecular Biology

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